Printer (Printing Machinist)

Operating printing presses for newspapers, packaging, and other printed materials

Printers set up and run offset or digital presses, adjust ink and paper feeds, and manage quality checks. They produce magazines, packaging, signage, or promotional materials, ensuring colour consistency and correct registration.

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Varied Printing Processes

From offset lithography to digital and wide-format printing.

Quality Control

Precision with colour management, paper tension, and finishing techniques.

Continuing Demand

Physical prints remain critical for packaging, labels, marketing materials, etc.

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A Certificate III in Print Manufacturing (Offset, Digital, or Flexographic) plus on-the-job training.

While digital media grows, packaging and specialty printing remain robust markets.

Often handled by print finishers, but smaller shops might have printers managing guillotines, folding, or binding machines.